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ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Sue Ellen Woodcock, University of Michigan; Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

teaching. Cassie received a B.A. in Engineering Sciences at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA).Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan Nicole Friend is currently a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S in Bioengineering: Biosystems from the University of California, San Diego in 2017. Nicole’s research interests are centered around regenerating vasculature in ischemic envi- ronments. Nicole is also interested in more broadly defining the field of tissue engineering and regenera- tive medicine to inform curriculum design and student career trajectories.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Corinne Lardy, California State University, Sacramento

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Course on Undergraduate Students (RTP)AbstractExposure to pre-college Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activitiesand undergraduate service learning have been linked to increased interest and participation inSTEM careers. However, few studies have linked these two activities to increased interest andparticipation in teaching careers related to STEM. Due to changing national standards anddemographics, the next generation of K-12 teachers will be required to integrate STEM into theirclassrooms while dealing with students of diverse backgrounds that may differ significantly fromtheir own. Of concern are the elementary or K-6 teachers who will be expected to include STEMin their lessons but do not

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

interest focuses on changing the deficit base perspective of first-generation college students by providing asset-based approaches to understanding this population. Dina is interested in understanding how first- generation college students author their identities as engineers, use their agency to (re)create their multiple identities in the current culture of engineering.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie A. Obenland, Rice Office of STEM Engagement; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

minorities, and the shortage of highlyqualified teachers. The goal of Grad Student STEM Share is to connect graduate students inSTEM with diverse K-12 students and provide these students with role models while excitingthem about new developments in science and engineering. While not all graduate students gointo teaching careers, it is important that they learn how to communicate effectively and havemeaningful experiences with diverse students. Grad Student STEM Share allows graduatestudents to have introductory classroom experiences in a guided manner. Graduate students need to be confident that they can help improve STEM education byvolunteering in schools and mentoring students, even if they do not pursue academic careers. Inaddition

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Best In DEED

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Cristian Hernandez; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Anne Kary, Smith College

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

faculty at her Alma Mater in 2015, Robin has been coordinating and teaching the Cap- stone Senior Design program in Mechanical Engineering while pursuing graduate work in Engineering Education.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Diversity

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International

engineering; e.g. Engineers can have a positive impact on society. Professional connectedness 19 (5N) Costs-benefits: trade-offs associated with engaging in socially responsible 4 engineering or service; e.g. I would be willing to have a career that earns less money if I were serving society.1 (Number of the survey items that are negatively or reverse worded)Survey Distribution and Respondents. In fall 2012, a survey invitation was distributed toentering first-year students, seniors, and graduate students majoring in civil, environmental, andmechanical engineering at five institutions. In addition, in spring 2014 the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Michael Schearer, Cleveland State University; M. Ann Reinthal, Cleveland State University; Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

computer sciences compared to 8.9% of their counterparts without disabilities [1].Recent science and engineering graduates without disabilities have a 91% employment rate vs.89% for recent graduates with disabilities [2]. While the disparity in education and employmentbetween people with and without disabilities may not be alarmingly large in the early careerstages, the gap is much larger as people progress past their early careers. Only 65% of scientistsand engineers with disabilities are employed vs. 81% employment for scientists and engineerswithout disabilities [2].This shortage is especially concerning in rehabilitation engineering, where the need forperspectives of people with disabilities is necessary. In nearly 75 percent of people who

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku; Christopher Andrew Parlier, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

embody a shift in an entrepreneurial mindset, revealing how studentsultimately move forward with what they want to change in themselves and in the world. Theimportance of this shift is underlined by the fact that the next 10 years will bring more than abillion new young people to the global work force and their working lives are estimated to beeven more entrepreneurial than previous generations [5]. Personal characterizations (emotions and motivation) of the modern engineeringstudent have received limited research attention. Regardless of whether a student makesinnovation or entrepreneurial career their primary goal, this paper introduces discussion topreserve a path of sustainable well-being and fairness for men and women entering

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felicia James Onuma, University of Maryland, College Park; Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

career advice and other information needed to becomemore fully integrated into their respective engineering disciplines.As we discuss in this paper, the emphasis on faculty engagement as a determinant of success inengineering is especially crucial for underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students. Weprovide evidence of a population of Black engineering alumni who were able to navigate throughengineering curricula. Among the data obtained from these alumni, we explore the degree towhich support from professors was critical to allowing them to persist in these majors. In thesections that follow, we review extant literature on the topic of faculty support for Black collegestudents including those in engineering, describe our research method

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The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition: Preparing the Future Civil Engineer

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J. O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Arctic Engineering in 1998 and Missouri University Science & Technology in Civil Engineering in 1999, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 2004. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan.Dr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama. Prior to his current appointment, Fridley served as Professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil

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Understanding Students' Narratives of Grand Challenges Scholars Program as a Nexus Between Liberal and STEM Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M Fry, Olin College of Engineering; Holly Nguyen; Gretchen Rice, Olin College; Sydney Ross, Lawrence Technological University; Sebastien Zenzo Selarque, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Bridgit Spies; Margarite Vaccaro; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David I. Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alison Wood, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

higher edu- cation leader, Dr. Oates joined WPI from the National Science Foundation, where she had been serving as deputy director of the Division of Undergraduate Education. At the NSF, Karen managed a budget of over $380 million and a staff of more than 35 charged with supporting innovative programs to strengthen undergraduate and graduate education and helped revitalize American entrepreneurship and competitive- ness. As the inaugural Dean of Arts and Sciences, Karen brings a variety of perspectives on faculty development, career and executive counseling, leading change and setting a collaborative culture as well as service learning and business-higher education partnerships. Among the honors she has received are

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ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Torralba, University of Miami; Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering careers aftergraduation [15]. Independent of early classification, the literature suggests that the "leak"in the engineering pipeline for women is due to lower levels of self-efficacy, fear of failure,conflict with the male-dominated field, and lack of self-identification and being identifiedby others as engineers [11, 16]. Regardless of gender, the literature also suggests thatpositive engineering experiences in the engineering programs can influence students’decisions not only to persevere but also develop an engineering identity [13]. Theseexperiences have shown to have a stronger influence in women, particularly with regardto satisfaction in an engineering major and interest in engineering as a career [17]. Forexample, Amelink and

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

-based approach. A course evaluation is presented to answer the following evaluation questionsAs applied to this course to what degree and in what ways does problem-based service-learning 1. Improve student perceptions of their project management and engineering design skills? 2. Improve student perceptions of their learning in the course? 3. Affect student aspirations in their careers and in their communities? 4. Impact student personal values and potential for future civic engagement?A total of 540 freshman engineering students enrolled during the Fall 2018 semester with 376students fully completing the course evaluation. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess thequality of the service-learning experience for the class in

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Software Engineering Division

as necessary so that not everyone could access it with ease.Although Adam had previous coding experience, he learned to acquire new knowledge in orderto contribute to the security aspect of the website. His reflection also highlights the human-centered design process he took by developing the registration page with users in mind. Adam also went on to discuss how this learning was important for not only his currentsuccess on this project, but how this learning will also benefit him in his career. He stated: This week showed me further importance and deeper understanding of various security concepts that I am sure will come in handy when I go to industry after graduation.Therefore, students are learning new technical skills for the

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Track : Special Topics - Identity Technical Session 8

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Stephen Secules, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Cassandra J. Groen-McCall, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

researchparticipants, and communicating to an audience. For this paper, we focus on the themes relatedto research implementation and dissemination that were deemed most salient to the CoNECDaudience. In the following sections, we discuss 1) research questions, 2) relating to participants,and 3) communicating findings. Reflections on epistemology, ontology, and methodology will bepresented in subsequent publications. Collaborative Inquiry AnalysisWhat questions do we ask and answer?Stephen’s reflection on the questions he asks: Growing up, I was conscious of a desire to help the world, but I was also intellectuallycurious, and I didn’t like being bored. When identifying my future career options, I oftenstruggled between

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Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College; Terra D. Morris, The RP Group; Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College; Patricia E. Sanders; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Kurt Degregorio, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

IT (CCGIT), and the National Center for Women and IT (NCWIT) at the University of Colorado, Boulder.Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College Xitlali Galmez-Marquez is a Mechanical Engineering student at San Jose State University, who transferred from Cabrillo College. She was a delegate in the 2017-2018 Cabrillo’s Engineering Abroad Program. Her career goal is to work in humanitarian engineering, giving back to her local community and other countries.Patricia E. SandersEva Schiorring, Canada College Eva Schiorring has almost two decades of experience in research and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external

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T1C: Developing Foundations in Mathematics

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2019 FYEE Conference

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Jacquelyn Huff, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Danisha Stern, Texas A&M University; Sonia Garcia, Texas A&M University; Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

projects and programs to enhance the presence of underserved underrepresented students in science and in busi- ness. During her tenure at Mays Business School and the College of Geosciences, Garcia developed instrumental programs to ensure the retention of first time in college underrepresented minority students. Garcia also served as a lecturer at both colleges introductory freshman seminars focusing on culture and diversity. She has received many awards throughout her professional career, including an Outstanding Staff award from the Mays Business School in 2005, the 2008 President’s Award for Academic Advis- ing, the 2011 Latino American Who’s Who for her achievements in advancing the culture of the Latino

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Sarah Seraj; June Young Park; Michael Pieratt

, safety and well-being ofpeople and have ethical implications. Some may even move hundreds of people. Hence, engineers must hold their moralto a career of political advocacy and policy-making. and ethical principles to the highest prerogative. TheHowever, most engineering curricula have a strongly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technologytechnical focus and do not require students to think critically (ABET) require that accredited engineering programsabout ethical issues related to engineering. To bridge this (2016-2017) prepare students to design systems,gap, we developed a classroom-based town hall meeting components or processes within “realistic constraints suchactivity

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

John R. Clegg; Kenneth R. Diller

. first author was also present, and participated in dialogues ranging from the class work to career plans, summer travel,Students find open-ended challenge problems engaging, generic complaints, current events, and the rain in England (ormotivating, and interesting. The real-world applicability and lack thereof). Students had the opportunity to discuss theirthe collaborative and creative nature of their solution also suits respective backgrounds, interests, goals, aspirations

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Alin Wakefield, University of California, Davis; Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

health; 4) provides corecompetencies; and 5) allows for career exploration. These transformations are particularlyimportant for students from underrepresented groups and/or underserved communities.The Preparing Engineering Graduate Students for the 21st Century (PEGS21) program at theUniversity of California, Davis (UC Davis) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarshipsin Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) program targeting graduatestudent applicants who are academically talented, low-income and/or first generation. This NSFgrant will fund five cohorts over its length; the first cohort started in the 2016-2017 academic year.Through a cohort-building seminar, multi-pronged mentoring activities, and a stipend to ease

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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Graduate Studies

All are at Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA ABSTRACTExpertise demands engendered by the convergence of pressure for increased competitivenessand the accelerating advance of technology have become obvious to leaders in technology-centric business and industry. Because the Polytechnic’s faculty maintain active engagementwith such business and corporate leaders and their enterprises, they also recognized signalswhich evidenced that there were responsible personnel in the private sector who wouldbenefit from, and actually want, an advanced technology-oriented degree above the master’slevel. But, the faculty also noted that because of the career development

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanna M. W. Bailey, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

reportpresentations. Each senior design team was encouraged to have a faculty or industry mentorbesides the course instructor. By drawing on the experiences of a diverse group of individuals,the senior design teams were able to form a more complete understanding of the professionalissues in their relevant fields and were not limited to the technical knowledge of a single facultymember.As previously stated, the JESS program proposed mentoring and career development programsto retain students and encourage them to pursue graduate degrees. The senior design courseprovided a useful delivery mechanism for professional development content. Universityresources were leveraged to accomplish this objective in many cases, but some industry speakerswere also able to

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Technical Session 6: Modulus Topics Part 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paras Sud, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Prof. Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Craig Zilles is an Associate

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Student Learning and Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catelyn A. Evans, Texas A&M University; Ezekiel Joseph McReynolds, Texas A&M University ; Hamidreza Sharifan, Texas A & M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

EngineeringAbstractBiological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) programs across the U.S. are aimed at teachingengineering principles and concepts of biology as they apply to both agricultural and biologicalsystems. There is a clear definition of what the undergraduate curricula should instill in studentsprior to entering into the workforce as defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. However, individual institutions determine the exact knowledge conceptswithin the coursework offered for students to be successful and prepared for their careers. Thisresearch project was motivated by the need to differentiate between the BAE programknowledge areas and a newly formed Environmental Engineering program in a southwesternUniversity’s Civil

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon M. Fulk P.E., Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Seyedali Ghahari, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kyubyung Kang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Construction Engineering and Management); Makarand Hastak P.E., Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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College Industry Partnerships

: Students in construction engineering will work in a competitive global arenaas work will (and is) abundant outside of the U.S. Globalization will become achallenge for the student in their professional careers and the instruction theyreceived should help prepare them by exposure to relevant topics and exercises(Darwish et al. 2012). Engineering students work in small groups to solve problemswhich mimic industry in a proportionate perspective. The community of practicetheory aligns well with this notion about the learners need for training associated withworking in groups (Wang 2003). Students who study the construction andengineering curriculums “learn how to develop schedules” better in the non-traditional sense by using 4D (four dimension

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STEM Issues

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Elizabeth Deuermeyer, Texas A & M University; Alexander Nicholas Berman, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

in the M2 program.Previous findings included the following. Students reported increases in self-efficacy in makingand engineering [10]. First, the M2 model suggests that students gained both domain specific andintegrative knowledge skills across Making, manufacturing, and work-life areas. Second,engagement in M2 affected students’ perception of themselves in being able to participate inmaking and see a future in which they could follow into engineering education and careers [7].Finally, students’ engagement in M2 resulted in active engagement as indicated instances of self-instruction, demonstration, role assumption, and asking questions across peers, mentors, andteachers.In the third year of our program, we investigated how student’s STEM

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ERM Technical Session 21: Student Grades and Feedback

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #27399Engineering Graduate Students’ Salient Identities as Predictors of PerceivedTask DifficultyMr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Ms. Marissa A. Tsugawa, University of Nevada

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Noah C. Golly, University of Oklahoma; Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; James Ian Macdonald, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

Liu. As I start my career in research, I hope to enhance my creativity and learn to identify and solve problems within my field.Mr. James Ian Macdonald, University of Oklahoma Mr. Macdonald is a recent graduate with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.Prof. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinmyun Jo, Virginia State University; Xiaoyu Zhang, Old Dominion University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; James Irvin Cooke Jr., Virginia State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

offering graduate school research experience, improving students’ academicperformance and confidence, and having a lasting impact on their career paths2. Hirsch et al.suggested that their REU program could provide preparing undergraduates to be more capablemembers of their profession3. Further, it was found that most participants in a summer researchprogram in electrical engineering for minorities at Georgia Tech were either enrolled in graduateschool or were planning to enroll within the next two years4.Sores stated that Florida A&M University senior design projects used C-Stamp microcontrollersrather than topic-specific microcontroller for robot design. He also stated that C-Stampmicrocontrollers are more student-friendly and allowed

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

onlinemath software and go over some important concepts that they may have forgotten since highschool. Other sessions include learning about all the engineering majors offered at LSU andways to enhance their college career (such as study abroad, internships, and minors), lunch withfaculty and staff, a presentation on how to design a research poster, a student organizationshowcase, and culminating in a luncheon with industry representatives.The students spend most of the remaining time on engineering design projects. Teams get tochoose from eight different projects that are inspired by different engineering disciplines, but aretied to a common theme. Last year’s theme was an amusement park renovation, and exampleprojects included designing a safe